New Lead Product Designer

Media & Digital publishing company

We're partnering with an internationally recognised consumer brand to find a Lead Product Designer to shape the future of one of its flagship digital products.

This is an opportunity to work on a product used by millions, helping define the next generation of user experiences across content, discovery and engagement. You'll combine strategic product thinking with exceptional visual craft, collaborating closely with Product, Engineering, Editorial and Commercial teams to deliver beautifully executed, user-centred experiences.

As a Lead Product Designer, you'll take ownership of complex product initiatives from discovery through to delivery, mentor and support other designers, and play a key role in influencing product direction. We're looking for someone who is equally comfortable thinking at a strategic level as they are getting hands-on in Figma, with a passion for creating intuitive, polished experiences that delight users.

This role would suit someone with strong consumer product experience, an eye for detail, and a genuine appreciation for high-quality design and storytelling.

Permanent

London

£80,000-£100,000

New Design Systems Lead

FinTech

We're partnering with a fast-growing UK consumer technology business that's investing heavily in its Product Design function and looking for a Design Systems Lead to help shape the next phase of its design maturity. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll lead a small team while evolving a mature cross-platform design system used across web and native mobile products. Working closely with Product and Engineering, you'll drive adoption, governance, scalability and consistency, while exploring how AI can enhance design workflows and delivery. It's an opportunity to have a genuine impact on products used by millions of customers, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution.

Permanent

London

£90,000-£110,000

New Lead Product Designer

Digital Bank

Lead Product Design role, with a bank who are redefining what it feels like to work in finance.

Permanent

London

£95,000 - £120,000

New TypeScript Engineer

GRC company

We’re looking for a Software Engineer to join an AI leader in governance, risk and compliance.

Permanent

London

Up to £60K

New Senior TypeScript Engineer

GRC company

We’re looking for several Senior Software Engineers to join an AI leader in governance, risk and compliance.

Permanent

London

Up to £80K

New Engineering Manager

GRC company

We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to join an AI leader in governance, risk and compliance.

Permanent

London

Up to £110K

Product Manager – Acquisition & Growth- 12 Month FTC

Fintech

We’re working with a fast-growing digital platform looking for an experienced Product Manager to take ownership of their customer acquisition journey.

This role will focus on understanding how users discover, evaluate and engage with digital products, owning the journey from initial interest through to signup and activation. You’ll identify opportunities to improve conversion, remove friction and create more seamless customer experiences.

Working closely with Product, Engineering, Design, Data and Marketing teams, you’ll use customer insight, analytics and experimentation to drive measurable growth.

You’ll be responsible for:

Owning and optimising digital acquisition journeys across web and app
Improving signup, onboarding and activation flows
Using data, customer insights and experimentation to identify opportunities
Running A/B tests and measuring impact on key conversion metrics
Collaborating closely with marketing teams to improve the end-to-end customer journey
Prioritising initiatives that drive customer and commercial outcomes

We’re looking for someone with experience in:

Product management within a consumer digital environment
Acquisition, growth, conversion optimisation or onboarding journeys
Experimentation, analytics and data-led decision making
Working closely with marketing, design and engineering teams
Taking ownership of customer and commercial metrics

Experience within fintech, subscriptions, marketplaces or other high-consideration digital products would be highly relevant.

A great opportunity for someone who enjoys understanding customer behaviour and turning interest into action through smart product decisions.

Contract

London

£100,000

Senior Product Designer

Software company

An opportunity to join an AI-focussed scale-up

Permanent

Cambridge

£55,000 - £60,000

Marketing Lead

Media & Digital publishing company

We’re hiring a Senior Digital Marketing Lead on a contract basis to support a global media and digital publishing brand. This is a hands-on leadership role focused on performance marketing, combining strategic oversight with delivery — driving improvements across paid media, CRM and channel performance through data-led decision making.

The Company

We’re partnered with a leading global media and digital publishing organisation with a large and highly engaged digital audience. Their platforms span content, subscription and commerce experiences, with a strong focus on driving growth through digital channels. They are continuing to invest in performance marketing, with an emphasis on efficiency, scalability and long-term audience growth.

The Role

This is a 3-month contract for a Senior Digital Marketing Lead to drive performance and provide direction across digital marketing channels. You’ll take ownership of paid media strategy and execution across platforms such as Google Ads and Meta, while also overseeing CRM, email strategy and customer segmentation.

Alongside hands-on delivery, you’ll lead and coach a team, bringing structure and clarity to how campaigns are planned and executed. The role is focused on improving performance, aligning activity to revenue goals, and ensuring a strong, consistent brand presence across channels.

You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders, using data and insights to guide decisions and identify opportunities to optimise and scale activity.

What you’ll be doing
-Leading and coaching a team across marketing and editorial
-Owning paid media performance across Google Ads and Meta
-Managing budgets, channel strategy and campaign optimisation
-Driving performance against KPIs such as CPA, CTR and conversion rate
-Using data and insights to inform strategy and decision-making
-Overseeing CRM, email strategy, segmentation and automation
-Establishing clear processes and ways of working to improve delivery
-Partnering with senior stakeholders across revenue and marketing teams

What they’re looking for
-Strong experience leading digital marketing and performance teams
-Deep hands-on expertise across paid media and campaign optimisation
-Proven track record of improving efficiency and scaling performance
-Strong analytical skills with confidence using performance data
-Experience across CRM, email marketing and lifecycle strategy
-Ability to prioritise and deliver in fast-paced environments
-Confident stakeholder management and communication skills

Contract Details

£430 per day (Inside IR35)
3-month contract - May-July
Hybrid – 4 days per week onsite (Adelphi)
Start date: ASAP

Contract

London

£430

User Researcher

Media & Technology-focussed consultancy

  • Location London
  • Salary £50,000 - £60,000
  • Type Permanent
  • Start Date ASAP
Nick Grantham

Or email Nick Grantham

NGrantham@zebrapeople.com

A chance to work very closely with the Head of User Research in a small to medium-sized consultancy, for brands such as Google!

The client

These guys really know their stuff when it comes to research and strategy consultancy.

Their expertise spans many different sectors, covering media & entertainment, technology & telecoms, sports, arts & culture, as well as public & third sectors. Clients include big name brands such as The BBC, Spotify, Amazon & Google!

They provide services in 4 interrelated practice areas;

  • Consumer insight
  • Digital Futures
  • Strategy and growth
  • Change

 

They have an office in Central London and would require you there 3 times a week.

Sorry, sponsorship is not available.

The role

This company has a start-up style environment with stacks of opportunity to develop, especially given how closely you’ll be working with the Head of User Research, who has 20 years of experience!

They also have a great blend of people working there, with a wide range of backgrounds and ages not to mention a good gender balance. They’re all hugely collaborative and social too.

The first key project you’d be working on would be on a B2B project for a big tech brand. You’d be managing and delivering the project whilst being supported by the Head of User Research. It will be 3-4 week sprints where you’ll be carrying out interviews with developers and doing lots of usability testing as well.

The candidate

  • Strong B2B User Research experience (key).
  • Experience with usability and concept testing methodologies.
  • Writing discussion guides and setting up remote testing.
  • Able to work collaboratively with developers and understand how to talk to them re tech-stacks & process.
  • Confident speaking to Senior User Researchers from the clients’ teams as well as managing stakeholders generally.
  • Agency or consultancy experience is preferred but not essential.
  • Happy working autonomously and remaining organised.

 

INTERVIEW PROCESS

(1st) 45 min chat with the Head of User Research about your experience and the role.

(2nd) Presentation about a product you love and how you would improve it, followed by Q&A’s.

(3rd) Come to the office in person to meet the team.

 

If this sound like you then please apply ASAP with your CV to stand the best chance of getting an interview!

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